Paul Eberz : CODA, the fourth book in the SMOKE series

CODA, the fourth book in the SMOKE series, delivers a masterclass in suspense, packed with twists, turns, and a spectacular final revelation in the tradition of Arthur Conan Doyle. At its center is a diabolical, sociopathic villain. Seeking to fulfill his own grand scheme, he exploits a contract murder issued by a greedy, elitist cabal who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Standing against this madness is Henry “Smoke” Smokehouse. A truly selfless hero, Smoke ignores his own fragile health to protect friends and strangers alike. Backing him up is a colorful, diverse circle of lifelong friends who watch his back as he unravels a baffling mystery.

At its core, CODA is a gripping thriller anchored in unshakable values: friendship, family, loyalty, courage, and self-sacrifice.

At its core, CODA is a story deeply rooted in real-life situations even when they are affected by extraordinary challenges. The story reaffirms true life values; love, family, friendship, loyalty, and self-sacrifice.

Books By This Author.

SMOKE:

SMOKE

Reckoning

Henry

CODA

WHY

Why is based on the actual events in the tumultuous life of Malcolm Wallace, his wife Andre, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Johnson’s sister Josefa Johnson. Their lives are dominated by ambition and power, lies and deceit, and life-altering desire. Their diverse but intertwined paths led them to one of the most transformative moments in the history of the United States. November 22, 1963 — a day that changed the future of our country.

Legacy: The Cronin Chronicles

The Cronin Chronicles – Legacy begins in the rugged gold-rush mountains of Northern California.

Amos Cronin, a weathered pioneer, is alone after hardship drives his wife, Rose, back East to give birth to their son, Henry. With only his loyal mountain dog, Rufus, for company, Amos carves out a life in the wild. But he’s not alone for long. Watched by Cholok, a Kaida Tribal elder, Amos is invited into a powerful alliance with the tribe—a bond that grows from a chance meeting to deep friendship, then to unbreakable brotherhood. Together, Amos and Cholok face off against a ruthless, power-hungry enemy who threatens, the land, its people and their lives.

SHORTS

This book is a work of four authors who came together to compile a work of experiences: some fiction, some not, some funny, some sad, some poignant, some ironic, but all from the heart. It was done for a single purpose which is to put to paper a collection of thoughtful works that a reader might find inspiring or entertaining.

About the author

Paul Eberz is the author of CODA, his seventh book and the fourth in the Smoke series: Smoke (2020), Reckoning (2021) and Henry (2022). In 2025, he co-authored SHORTS, a collection of short stories. In that same year, he published Legacy - The Cronin Chronicles, a sweeping western adventure taking place in the late 1800’s. Legacy won the Real Summit Best Historical Fiction Award for 2025 an international literary contest. In 2023, he published WHY which deals events surrounding the assassination of JFK which won recognition in the Indi Best Book Awards.

Meet Linda Darby - Box Set Series from David Bishop

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There are approximately one-hundred-and-sixty million women living in America. This is a story of just one woman. As the story unfolds Linda gradually learns that some people do deserve to die, but that she is not one of those people.

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THE WOMAN. Linda Darby is a seven-year divorcee, living quietly in a small let-the-world-go-by beach town on the coast of Oregon, who day trades for a living. Her only close friend is a widowed elderly woman who manages a small consulting company, which, as is later discovered, never has visitors, sends and receives its business correspondence only by courier, and is not listed in any phone directory. No one in town knows what kind of consulting the company does, but the rumor is that whatever they do is done for the government. Linda doesn’t date local men. When her celibacy grows intolerable, she visits nearby towns to frequent the watering holes of successful men. Her motto: No relationships. No second dates. No use of her real name during one-night stands.
Then one evening, Linda goes for a walk and nothing for her is ever the same. She is dragged into an alley by two men, but saved by a third, a stranger who disappears as suddenly as he appeared.

HOMETOWN SECRETS. Memories are funny things. The way they quietly hang around. Linger. Waiting for something we see or hear, or an unexpected event to slam them forward into our consciousness. To strike us the way headlights assault a dark road. Some memories bring along a smile, others foreshadow danger and there are those which cry out for resolution. All of this is true for Linda Darby.
Linda wonders if she might again be lured into her first lover’s bed. As the pace quickens she does find love, along with friendship, fear, danger, and opportunity. Clashes of personality and conflicts between the agendas of the principal characters eventually coalesce in ways Linda never anticipated.

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An assassination is planned in Syria.
An extramarital affair occurs in Washington, D.C. The U.S. President decides to run for re-election.

THE FIRST LADIES SECOND MAN. A mother and her daughter in Oregon are threatened. Relentlessly, Linda Darby and Ryan Testler are pulled toward these seemingly disparate events until their only way out is to confront what is quickly becoming unavoidable.

HEART STRIKE. The President of the United States assigns Ryan Testler a cloak-and-dagger mission to Europe in pursuit of support for his new doctrine dealing with the Middle East. Linda Darby accompanies Ryan to create the look of a couple of tourists. That cover story fails. Meanwhile, back in Washington, D.C., a lone terrorist, after four years as a sleeper, is activated. He wants to complete his sworn duty and make his family in Egypt proud. At the same time, his years in America as a sleeper has given him a different view of the country and its people. He struggles with this conflict as Ryan Testler leads the government's efforts to locate him before its too late.

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About the author.

I was born in Washington, D.C. From there my life likely mirrored that of a lot of my readers. We moved around. I got some education. Played some sports, and got some more education. Prior to becoming a novelist, I worked as a financial analyst determining the value of companies. But let's talk about my current and final career, writing mystery novels.

As a writer, I conjure up occurrences designed to quickly bring the story to a roiling boil. Along the way, I invent people. Victims and villains and heroes are needed, as well as a supporting cast. I make these people fun and interesting so you will welcome them and introduce them to your friends. Primary characters need habits and tics and talents, the qualities that bring them to life and make you love them or hate them. You'll want to see them humiliated or hunted down, be successful or seduced.

My mysteries offer you the opportunity to be challenged to find the villain from among the suspects. Clues as large as a log or as tiny as a bump thereon are salted throughout the stories. There are distractions in the form of false clues, called red herrings, which point to someone other than the real villain.

Take a journey with me. Laugh. Hold your breath. Cheer. Boo. The characters are rich and the plots are grabbers. I promise that you'll be glad you came along. Some people don't like golf or chocolate or even a hearty laugh. But I'll bet you like some of those things and I'll bet you'll like my mysteries. Yours very truly, David Bishop

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Questions can be directed to me at david@davidbishopbooks.com Each question will be answered by me. Each reply will also include a free preview of one of my recent novels. Thank you, David Bishop.

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When a teenager mysteriously disappears in Hawick Falls, New Hampshire, Lisa Raynes fears her kidnapper, who recently escaped from prison, is hunting girls again. She also believes he’s targeted her and is sending her anonymous threats. To add to her problems, her ex-boyfriend Travis Bodell, nephew of her captor, shows up in town. Five years ago, he promised to love her forever, but he left her to start a new life. Trusting him was a mistake she won’t ever repeat. 

Bad boy Travis Bodell has a history of run-ins with the law. The police suspect he came back to aid his uncle, not to warn Lisa she’s in danger. With the investigation going nowhere, Travis focuses on Lisa who identifies with the missing teen and wants to find her. To keep Lisa safe, he offers to help her search. She refuses until loving memories of their past surface, and she finally accepts his proposal. Working together arouses stronger feelings of attraction that neither will admit. 

As time runs out for the kidnap victim,  disturbing threats against Midnight Girl, Lisa’s online name, grow. She realizes the only way to stay alive is to open her heart and trust Travis, but can she let go of her doubts and lingering hurt? Can the couple join forces and win against a cunning criminal fueled by hate?

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I grew up in rural New England and still live here. I've enjoyed combining my love of true crime shows with my imagination to produce romantic suspense and mysteries that you keep you guessing.

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An assassination is planned in Syria. 

An extramarital affair occurs in Washington, D.C. The U.S. President decides to run for re-election.

A mother and her daughter in Oregon are threatened. Relentlessly, Linda Darby and Ryan Testler are pulled toward these seemingly disparate events until their only way out is to confront what is quickly becoming unavoidable.   

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David Bishop stuck his author nose under the edge of the mystery tent with his first novel in October 2011. Since then his mysteries have maintained a constant presence on Amazon Best Selling Lists in multiple categories of mystery novels. He has also been listed numerous times among the 100 best selling authors of mysteries, including appearances among the top 10. Also numerous lists of Amazon Top-rated mysteries. For the month of May, 2015, David Bishop was an Amazon All-Star Author--one of the bestselling 100 authors in Amazon.

David writes several series characters:

MATT KILE MYSTERIES (in the order of release): Who Murdered Garson Talmadge, The Original Alibi, Money & Murder, Find My Little Sister, The Maltese Pigeon, and his newest release (April, 2016) Judge Snider's Folly.

MADDIE RICHARDS MYSTERIES (in order of release): The Beholder, and Death of a Bankster.

JACK McCALL MYSTERIES (in order of release): The Third Coincidence, and The Blackmail Club.

The stories within these series are independent, not continuing. They can be read in any order.

Some personal comments from David:

I was born in Washington, D.C. From there my life likely mirrored that of a lot of my readers. We moved around. I got some education. Played some sports, and got some more education. Prior to becoming a novelist, I worked as a financial analyst determining the value of companies. But let's talk about my current and final career, writing mystery novels.

As a writer, I conjure up occurrences designed to quickly bring the story to a roiling boil. Along the way, I invent people. Victims and villains and heroes are needed, as well as a supporting cast. I make these people fun and interesting so you will welcome them and introduce them to your friends. Primary characters need habits and tics and talents, the qualities that bring them to life and make you love them or hate them. You'll want to see them humiliated or hunted down, be successful or seduced.

My mysteries offer you the opportunity to be challenged to find the villain from among the suspects. Clues as large as a log or as tiny as a bump thereon are salted throughout the stories. There are distractions in the form of false clues, called red herrings, which point to someone other than the real villain.

Take a journey with me. Laugh. Hold your breath. Cheer. Boo. The characters are rich and the plots are grabbers. I promise that you'll be glad you came along. Some people don't like golf or chocolate or even a hearty laugh. But I'll bet you like some of those things and I'll bet you'll like my mysteries. Yours very truly, David Bishop

Terror at the Beach

Someone is terrorizing the people on the beach. Sarah James lives in a condo on the beach and owns a boutique close by. Her boyfriend, Robert Kola, is the sheriff of Monroe Beach. He is worried about Sarah and wants her to move in with him so he can protect her. She refuses. Things are happening to her that she can’t explain. She receives merchandise for her shop that she doesn't remember ordering. Someone who smokes has put mileage on her car. Then she finds bloody clothes in the back of her closet and believes that someone is trying to frame her for murder.

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Biography

I have had three careers before turning to writing. I taught Mathematics in high school and community college, worked as a geophysicist in a major oil company exploring for oil and gas and worked as a counselor/psychotherapist with adults, groups, families, couples and teens. I have a BS in geology, an MCS in mathematics and an MA in Psychology. I taught Algebra II to William Faulkner's granddaughter.

My past writing experiences were writing plays for the neighborhood kid to put on when I was around 12-14 years old, writing technical reports as a geophysicist, writing research papers while working on my masters in psychology, and writing letters to judges, with recommendations, while counseling juvenile justice adolescents. 

Besides writing mysteries, I like to read (anything I can get my hands on), paint landscapes in oil and in enamel on glass. I enjoy swimming and walking on the beach.

You can tell a lot about my psyche by reading my self-help book entitled THE ANSWERS ARE WITHIN. I have had many struggles in life and I like to incorporate my experiences into my writing.

A fantasy I have is to wear a Versache evening gown and dance the tango with Al Pacino.

I am a night person and can't stand morning people who wake me up early. I like relating to one or two people rather than being in a crowd. Most of my friends are for life.

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